“The Venetian Ghetto, 500 years later”: Scianna’s show in Venice

When he was asked to photograph the Venetian Ghetto for the 500th anniversary of its establishment (in March 1516), Sicilian photographer Ferdinando Scianna was overwhelmed. He wondered if he could do it, because places never stop telling their story, even after centuries.

Luckily for us, he took the job in the end. And he went to Sestiere di Cannaregio to photograph the Ghetto, where many wonderful and terrible events played out over half a millennium.